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RBI OBSERVES FINANCIAL LITERACY WEEK FROM 5TH JUNE TO 9TH JUNE, 2017
An Exhibition was inaugurated at the RBI Regional Office, Hyderabad Today
Financial Literacy is the first step towards financial prosperity. Financial literacy helps to address demand side barriers as this makes customers informed and enables better financial decision making and ultimately financial wellbeing. Customers who demand information play an important role in ensuring transparency of financial institutions and this transparency in the market encourages institutions to compete on the basis of better products and services and at lower cost. Reserve Bank of India  drives its financial literacy efforts through the financial intermediaries. Banks have set up financial literacy centres  to focus their financial awareness efforts and the rural branches of banks also conduct programmes to create awareness. Besides this, RBI has also conducted a structured training program for the FLC Counsellors and rural branch managers on the core competencies of financial literacy.
RBI is also coming up with target specific financial literacy content for different target groups like Farmers, Small entrepreneurs, School children, SHGs and senior citizens. Going forward, RBI will be piloting an initiative wherein NGOs would be collaborating with banks to extend the level of outreach through innovative and participatory methods at the block level. The objectives of financial education are broadly classified into four - Active saving and borrowing, Financial planning, consumer protection and going digital.
In order to create awareness at a large scale on key topics every year, it has been decided to observe one week in a year as financial literacy week and the idea is to focus certain key messages across all available channels with the intention of reaching out to the masses. The concept of financial literacy week was introduced in the year 2016. In the first year, each state observed a different week as financial literacy week and Regional offices conducted financial literacy events and capacity building programmes for stakeholders at a smaller scale. Starting this year, one particular week  has been decided to be observed as Financial Literacy Week across the country and the activities will be common across the country to maximize the impact. This year the themes of KYC, Exercising Credit Discipline, Grivence Redressal and Going Digital in line with the prevailing economic environment have been selected. The messages have been selected from a common man's perspective and the ultimate goal of creating awareness on these themes is consistent with the broad objective of improving financial behavior of people which will ultimately result in meaningful financial inclusion. A programme in connection with this was organised today at the RBI Regional office in Hyderabad. The programme was addressed by Shri R. Subramanian, Regional Director, RBI, Hyderabad. Several Senior Managers of various National Banks have attended the function. An Exhibition was also arranged. Dr. P.J. Sudhakar, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau, Hyderabad inaugurated the exhibition.
Special Service and Features
Department of Posts offers through India Post Payment Bank the facility of linking/updating mobile number with Aadhaar for farmers benefiting from PM KISAN scheme, to complete e-KYC
'PM Kisan Samman Nidhi' Scheme was launched in 2018 to provide financial assistance of Rs.6000/- per annum to farmers across the country. This financial assistance is directly credited to the farmer's bank account in three installments of Rs.2000.
Farmers benefiting under the Central Government's 'PM Kisan Samman Nidhi' scheme have to submit their e-KYC  in the PMKISAN website or PM KISAN app.
The mobile number linked to Aadhaar can be updated by approaching the nearest Post Offices/Postman at their doorsteps. A fee of Rs.50/- is charged for this service. After linking the mobile number with Aadhaar, the farmers can complete their e-KYC process on the PM KISAN website  or PM KISAN app using the OTP  authentication sent to the mobile number linked to Aadhaar. This will facilitate receiving of the financial assistance in their bank account.
PM Kisan beneficiaries are therefore requested to utilize the services of IPPB under Department of Posts to linkJupdate the mobile numbers with Aadhaar to submit e-KYC. Chennai City Region has carried out around 15000 Aadhaar mobile updations from August,2022 for PM Kisan beneficiaries, according to a press release issued by IG.Natarajan, Post Master General, Chennai City Region.
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Special guests from various walks of life invited to attend this Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi
They include sarpanches of Vibrant villages, teachers, nurses, farmers, fishermen, people working in flagship programmes such as Central Vista project, Amrit Sarovar, Harghar Jal etc
Shri Dadul Tshering Lepcha and Smt Tulshi Maya Pradhan from Sikkim are among the special invitees
Shri Dadul Tshering Lepcha and Smt Tulsi Maya Pradhan, Members of Sankhu Radhu Khandu Farmer’s Organic Producers Cooperative Society Limited of Gyalshing in Sikkim will witness the Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort, Delhi on August 15, 2023 as Special Guests. A total of 404 Sarpanches of 662 vibrant villages are among around 1,700 persons who have been invited to listen to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from ramparts of the iconic monument. The initiative to invite the people from all walks of life, across India, and be a part of the celebrations has been taken by the Government in line with its visionof ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
Both of Shri Lepcha and Smt Pradhan appreciated the initiative and thanked the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Government of India for extending the invitation to witness the historic Independence Day Celebration at Red Fort, New Delhi as Special Guests.
The concept behind Farmer Producer Organisations is that farmers, who are the producers of agricultural products, can form groups. To facilitate this process, the Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium was mandated by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture to support the State Governments in the formation of Farmer Producer Organisations.
The role of FPO is to act as an aggregator for member farmers, including from inputs to output, which will enhance the economy of scale and bargaining power of member farmers.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt visit India Pavilion at Berlinale 2019; release IFFI 2019 Brochure
International Festival Heads keen to attend the 50th Anniversary of IFFI
The team behind the upcoming movie‘Gully Boy’including Mr. Ranveer Singh, Ms. Alia Bhatt, Ms. Zoya Akhtar &Mr. RiteshSidhwani visited the India Pavilion at Berlin International Film Festival  2019. They released the IFFI 2019 Brochure and were apprised by the Indian delegation about activities planned for the Golden Jubilee anniversary of IFFI to be held later this year.
The Indian Delegation members at Berlinale met with over half a dozen Film Festival Heads & Key Senior Executives of the film industry. Ms Nadia Dresti, Deputy Artistic Director and Head of Locarno Film Festival was apprised about several policy initiatives of the Government of India to promote ease of filming and curb piracy. Her help was sought by the delegation to reach out to Locarno Film Festival for IFFI 2019.Ms Dresti expressed that she had visited IFFI Goa last year and emphasized her proactive participation for the 2019 Edition as well.
Indian Delegation also interacted with Mr Stephan Ottenbruch, Head of Indo-German Films, wherein they discussed about a larger German presence at IFFI 2019 andexplored possibilities ofcollaboration.
The Indian Delegation also met Mr Frederic W. Kim, official of BIFAN , South Korea; Ms Yuko Yamada, official of TIFFCOM, Marketplace for Film and TV in Asia, Tokyo; Ms Eti Cohen, Director of Film Department and Council, Ministry of Culture and Sport, State of Israel; Ms OsnatBukofzer, International Relations Manager, Israel Cinema Project-Rabinovich Foundation etc.
The delegation from Israel visited the Indian Pavilion and expressed its keenness to produce a film with an Indian producer under the Indo-Israeli Co-production treaty. The representatives talked about a much wider & active collaboration for IFFI 2019.
The Indian Pavilion at Berlinale has been organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in association with Confederation of Indian Industry. Over 75 Indian film companies are participating at Berlinale 2019.
Ministry of Defence
PRODUCTION OF DEFENCE PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRY
Two Positive Indigenisation lists  have been notified by the Government on 21st August, 2020 and 31st May, 2021 comprising of 101 and 108 items respectively for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timeline indicated against them. The lists provide opportunities to the Indian Defence Industry to manufacture listed items by using indigenous design and development capabilities to meet the requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. The two positive Indigenisation lists comprising 101 and 108 items are available in public domain on the website of Ministry of Defence http://www.mod.gov.in
The timelines for embargo on imports has been spread from December, 2020 to December, 2025 and design & development of prototypes take two or more years, so the assessments of savings on foreign exchange and opportunities for employment can not be done at this stage.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Ashok Bajpai in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Tourism
Renovated Helipad Inaugurated in Old Goa
Goa, 20 September 2021
Renovated Helipad at Old Goa was inaugurated today by Shri G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism, and Development of North eastern region and Chief minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant.
The inaugural event was also attended by Union MOS Tourism Shri Shripad Naik and Shri Manohar Azgaonkar Dy CM Of Goa , Legislators and senior officers from government of goa and government of India.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy said that Goa is not only renowned as a national tourist destination, but also an important international destination. Minister quoted his experiences with the Israel Military, that how after the mandatory military training , the soldiers of the Israel military choose Goa as their favorite destination owing to its natural beauty and affordability. The minister also said that the tourism sector is an important employment generator and the Union government is extending all the support for enhancing the tourism sector in Goa thereby creating more jobs.The Union Minster also affirmed that in this sixtieth year of Goa liberation, Ministry of Tourism and culture will extend substantiate funding to Goa and make Goa the top tourist destination in the international map. The Minister also gave the message from Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that the Union government is always with the citizens of Goa. Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant said that the Helipad is renovated at an expense of Rs 5 cr and will be put to good use for the government and private sector.The focus is on increasing tourism in the state.
The Helipad is developed as part of the Swadesh Darshan Coastal circuit theme. Swadesh Darshan Scheme is a Central Sector scheme launched by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for the integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits. The scheme aims for integrated development of theme based tourist circuits in the country. This scheme is envisioned to synergise with other Government of India schemes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill India, Make in India etc. with the idea of positioning the tourism sector as a major engine for job creation, driving force for economic growth, building synergy with various sectors to enable tourism to realise its potential.VK/DR
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
eSanjeevani, Govt. of India’s telemedicine initiative, completes 1.2 Crore consultations
Around 90,000 patients use eSanjeevani Daily to seek Health Services Remotely
eSanjeevani, Government of India’s National Telemedicine Service, has completed 1.2 crore  consultations rapidly shaping into the country’s most popular and the largest telemedicine service. Currently the National Telemedicine Service is serving daily around 90,000 patients across the country signaling wide adoption by patients as well as doctors, and specialists across the country.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani is operational through two modes viz. - eSanjeevani AB-HWC  that is based on hub and spoke model and eSanjeevaniOPD –  which provides outpatient services to the citizens in the confines of their homes.
eSanjeevani AB-HWC has completed around 67,00,000 consultations. It is being implemented at Health & Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. It was rolled out in November 2019. Andhra Pradesh was the first State to roll out eSanjeevaniAB-HWC services. Since its roll out, over 2000 hubs and around 28,000 spokes have been set up in various States.
eSanjeevaniOPD is a telemedicine variant for citizens to seek non-COVID19 & COVID19 related outpatient health services. It was rolled out on 13th of April 2020 during the first lockdown in the country when all the OPDs were closed. So far, over 51,00,000 patients have been served through eSanjeevaniOPD which hosts over 430 online OPDs which include general OPDs and specialty OPDs. Premier tertiary level medical institutions like AIIMS in Bathinda , Bibinagar , Kalyani , Rishikesh , King George Medical College, Lucknow  etc., are also providing outpatient health services through eSanjeevaniOPD.
Govt. of India’s eSanjeevani - National Telemedicine Service is plugging the digital health divide that exists in urban and rural India. It is addressing the shortage of doctors and specialists at ground level while reducing the burden on secondary and tertiary level hospitals. In line with the National Digital Health Mission, this digital initiative is also boosting digital health ecosystem in the country. It is an indigenous telemedicine technology developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing  in Mohali.The C-DAC team in Mohali is providing end to end services. Considering the usefulness of telemedicine and in planning for the unforeseen event of outbreak of another wave of COVID 19 infections, the initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is being augmented further to enable 500,000 consultations per day.
Leading 10 States in terms of adoption  of eSanjeevani are Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , Uttar Pradesh , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , Bihar , Maharashtra , West Bengal , Kerala .
Ministry of Tourism
Tourism Ministry organises visit to National War Memorial of Tourism related stakeholders and felicitation of kith & kin of Army Martyrs as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
As we celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav , I urge everyone to visit the National War Memorial in the Amrit Kaal and pay tribute to the soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for the Nation: Tourism Secretary Sh. Arvind Singh
Tribute paid to soil collected from native place of 144 Army martyrs
Ministry of Tourism celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at the National War Memorial, New Delhi today by organising a visit of the Tourism related stakeholders to the Memorial. The Ministry of Tourism felicitated 7 kith & kin of the martyrs. The guests were taken on a guided tour of the National War Memorial and also witnessed the ‘Laying the wreath Ceremony’ which is observed every day at the National War Memorial. Kin of a martyred soldier is invited to come and pay respect to the soldiers by laying a wreath at the Memorial. The evening ended with Beating the Retreat Drill before sunset. Shri Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, led the august gathering of more than 150 people from Travel Trade, students, Incredible India Tourist Guide, Travel Bloggers/ Influencers and stakeholders during the visit. The event was supported by Col. Akash Khazanchi and his team of National War Memorial.
Shri Arvind Singh attended the Retreat Ceremony at the National War Memorial and paid tribute to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the Nation and displayed distinguished acts of valour during wartime. On this occasion Shri Arvind Singh said as we are celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and we are going to enter in Amrit Kaal  I appeal to everyone to come and visit the National War Memorial during the Amrit kaal and pay tribute to the soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for the Nation.
Spread over 40 acres in the midst of India’s national capital, stands the National War Memorial as a tribute to all the soldiers who fearlessly fought for India and lost their life. Inaugurated on 25th February 2019, this Memorial stands in the glow of the eternal flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti as a national pride depicting a nation indebted to its soldiers.
One highlight of the event was to pay tribute to 144 earthen pots containing soil from 144 Army Martyrs home town from all across India including soil from native place of 40 Martyrs of Pulwama attack. Shri Umesh Gopinath Jadav from Bangalore travelled more than1.15 lakh kilometres by road and met families of 144 martyrs all across India and collected soil outside of their home as the journey “Bharat Ki Mitti Ka Samman”. These revered soil pots were on display during the event as a mark of respect from the nation within the National War Memorial arena.
Vice President's Secretariat
People’s movement needed for the preservation of our languages: Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
Let's move forward united to propagate Indian languages, cultures and traditions, says Vice President
VP appeals for primary education to be in mother tongue in the spirit of National Education Policy 2020
Shri Naidu calls for intensified efforts to translate Telugu literary works into other Indian languages; stresses integration with technology
Vice President addresses the 6th Anniversary of Rashtrethara Telugu Samakhya
In order to deliver the benefits of our language traditions to the future generations, the Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today stressed the need for a people’s movement to preserve languages, complementing the efforts of the government.
Highlighting the power of language to unite people across generations and geographies, Shri Naidu called for a concerted effort to preserve, enrich and propagate our languages, cultures and traditions.
Speaking at the 6th annual ‘Rashtretara Telugu Samakhya’ conference, Shri Naidu suggested that Telugu people should come together as one for the cause of Telugu language and the revitalisation of our local traditions.
Noting that neglecting a language will lead to its decline, the Vice President advised that it is the duty of each individual to preserve and promote one’s mother tongue, without belittling other languages and cultures.
Shri Naidu also underscored the need for primary education to be in one’s mother tongue, as envisaged by National Educational Policy, 2020. He noted that the persons presently occupying the highest constitutional offices of the country, including the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India all had primary education in their mother tongue. “People should not have the false impression that one cannot succeed and grow in life if they learn in their mother tongue. We have many past and present exemplars to disprove that”, he said.
The Vice President also called for more initiatives in translating Telugu literature into other Indian languages, thereby spreading the richness of one’s language tradition. Appreciating the fact that many such cultural organisations continued their work online in the wake of the pandemic, Shri Naidu suggested that efforts be intensified to integrate language and technology in the same spirit.
Noting that there are more than a thousand organisations outside the Telugu states for the preservation and propagation of the Telugu language, the Vice President commended the initiative of the organisers in coming together on a common platform called ‘Rashtretara Telugu Samakhya’. He conveyed his best wishes for their future endeavours.
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Dr Shashi Panja, Minister for Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal, Shri Mandali Buddha Prasad, former Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. C.M.K. Reddy, President of All India Telugu Federation, Shri Sundara Rao, President of Rashtrethara Telugu Samakhya and others were present during the virtual event.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Patented Medicines
Compulsory licences are granted according to the provisions of the Patents Act, 1970 and the term ‘Mandatory Licence’ is not used under the Act. Till date, one Compulsory Licence has been granted by the Controller of Patents under Section 84 of the Patents Act 1970 to M/s. NATCO Pharma, Hyderabad on 9-3-2012 for Indian Patent No. 215758  which was granted to M/s. Bayer Corporation on 03-03-2008.
The drug covered under this patent is “Sorafenibtosylate” and sold under the brand name “NEXAVAR”, isused for the treatment of kidney and liver cancer.
Compulsory Licences are issued as per the provisions in the Patents Act, 1970. There is no specific proposal pending at present before the Government for the grant of a compulsory licence.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, C. R. Chaudhary, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister of Israel;
Stresses on deepening defence cooperation & advancing strategic partnership with Israel
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel Lt Gen  Benjamin Gantz on July 09, 2021. Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated Lt Gen  Benjamin Gantz on assuming the charge of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel.
In a tweet after the telephonic conversation, the Raksha Mantri said he looks forward to working closely with Israel to deepen defence cooperation and advance the strategic partnership. He also thanked Lt Gen  Benjamin Gantz for the assistance provided to India by Israel for handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Finance
FM : The Central Government has no plan to impose any tax on agriculture income
Following is the text of the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley's Statement on the subject to impose tax on agriculture income:
"I have read the paragraph in Niti Ayog Report entitled 'Income tax on agriculture income'. To obviate any confusion on the subject, I categorically state that the Central Government has no plan to impose any tax on agriculture income. As per the Constitutional Allocation of Powers, the Central Government has no jurisdiction to impose tax on agricultural income."